How to visit a bathhouse correctly, all the secrets, tips and recommendations

Going to the sauna is an art! But those uninitiated in it may skeptically say: “What’s so complicated here? You steam, wash and everything.” However, you need to know how to go to the bathhouse correctly - to the bathhouse, which will bring maximum benefits to your health and soul.

Bath art consists of many components, each of which has its own subtleties: preparing the optimal temperature inside the bath, creating a favorable environment using natural aromas, wisely choosing and steaming brooms, a set of things for bath procedures, rules for visiting the steam room and many, many other nuances. We will talk specifically about the conditions, rules and procedures when visiting the steam room.

Don't forget to take a hat, broom, sheet and towel with you to the bathhouse!

To the bathhouse - in the morning

There is a common belief that you should go to the bathhouse in the evening. For example, after work, when the body feels tired. According to the general stereotype, an evening bath helps to relax.

Of course, it all depends on how tired you are. If you can barely stand on your feet, then the bathhouse will not do any good. A tired person does not tolerate temperature changes well. A hot bath is more likely to make you feel tired than to relax you. You will begin to feel unpleasantly sleepy, get a headache, and have problems with blood pressure.

Real bathhouse attendants know that you need to go to the sauna in the first half of the day. In this case, your body will invigorate, you will have strength and enthusiasm.

Should I eat or drink before the bath?

With the arrival of warmer weather or the end of the holiday season, you want to relax a little and go on a picnic. You can often find offers to rent a bathhouse and barbecue next to the bathhouse. Convenient: cook a barbecue, steam for 10 minutes, have another snack, drink, snack and go to the bathhouse. An interesting arrangement, many will think. But is it possible to eat shish kebab before taking a bath? And in general, is it possible to eat before a bath?

Shish kebab before the bathhouse

Answer: no, barbecue before visiting a bathhouse or sauna is contraindicated for everyone without exception. Why? When you eat, the stomach receives more blood flow than usual, so the distribution of blood in the body will not be even. Your brain may be starved and you may be at risk of heatstroke.

In addition, the sauna promotes weight loss. Due to what? The body warms up and sweating begins, which removes toxins from the body. In simple words, it’s already difficult for your body in the bathhouse; if you still eat, your body won’t be able to relax and you won’t get the desired effect. Eating before a bathhouse is like adding another identical one to a fully loaded Kamaz truck, which will be the first to pull up the hill. Huge load on the heart, circulatory system and stomach.

100 grams for heating

Answer: You cannot drink alcohol at least 2 hours before visiting a bathhouse or sauna. Ideally, it is better to go to the sauna without drinking any alcohol at all the day before the procedure. Why is this so? When drinking alcohol, blood circulation in the body accelerates, blood pressure rises, and the heart begins to beat faster. But in the bathhouse the effect is similar. During the steaming procedure, the heart begins to beat faster than usual. What if it's already running at its limit? Do you want to test your heart's strength?

We steam consistently

If your state of health fully allows you to enjoy a Russian bathhouse, then you can proceed to the most enjoyable part. It is best to steam in several sessions, using the intervals between them for rest. The temperature in the steam room and the time spent in it should be increased gradually, and at the same time the rest time should be increased. Be sure to listen to your feelings; if any discomfort occurs, it is better to leave the steam room without causing yourself to become dizzy or faint.

It should be noted that it is not recommended to steam after drinking alcohol. Although, it is not uncommon for our compatriots to associate the bathhouse with drinking foamy alcoholic drinks. After the last meal and visit to the bathhouse, 1.5 hours should pass. And before the steam room, you should remove all jewelry, otherwise the metal, when heated at high temperatures, can burn your skin.

Before the first entry, you need to rinse in the shower or douse yourself with water, being careful not to wet your head. A wet head is more susceptible to rapid heating. For the first time, it is better to let the body warm up and get used to the warmth of the room. You can sit on the lowest shelf, where the temperature is most comfortable. To begin with, it is enough to spend ten minutes in the steam room, after which you need to rinse and relax in a cooler room. Ideally, the bathhouse should have a relaxation room where you can relax and drink warm drinks, herbal teas or green tea.

The second run can be made longer by 5-10 minutes, but it is better to still remain on the bottom shelf. Once you get used to the temperature of the steam room, you can try increasing the humidity. To do this, water is splashed onto the stones, which evaporates to form hot steam. Now you can start steaming for real - using bath brooms. You can do this either independently or with the help of a professional bathhouse attendant.

The third and subsequent times you can behave much more boldly in the steam room, add more steam and move to the upper shelves, not forgetting to wash off the sweat from your skin every time you leave.

Is it possible to go straight from the cold to the steam room?

Many people are interested in whether it is possible to immediately go straight from a cold street, for example, in winter or autumn, into a steam room and start steaming? Of course, such a heat stroke to the body will not lead to anything good. The temperature of our environment should not change too sharply, so as not to lead to irreparable consequences. Especially if we are talking about people who are no longer young, whose cardiovascular system is not so resistant to such changes. If you are frozen while getting to the bathhouse, then warm your feet in hot water by pouring it into a basin, only after that enter the steam room. You can rinse off in the washroom with a hot shower to warm your skin. But you should not wash your hair so that your hair and scalp are dry before the steam room. When entering the steam room, before climbing onto the top shelf, warm up below, after which you can gradually move a little higher. But you should not climb to the very ceiling if you feel that it is too hot there. Choose the shelves where you will be most comfortable.

Temperature - no higher than 60 C

Did you know that in a Russian bath the optimal temperature is 40-60 degrees? Many will say - well, what kind of Russian bathhouse is this? In a real Russian bath there should be at least 80!

If we talk about pleasure, then the temperature, of course, is not limited. But if we talk about benefits, then at a temperature above 60 degrees, a negative effect on the body begins. Microburns of the lungs appear, the nasopharynx and mucous membranes of the eyes dry out. Also, people with cardiovascular diseases find it difficult to tolerate such a “bath climate.”

Bath meal: what to eat before and after the bath

Every person has their own food preferences. The same goes for visiting the bathhouse. One likes to eat more densely, the other likes to eat lighter. But doctors have established methods and recommendations to make your trip to the bathhouse as healthy and comfortable as possible. Well, what can you eat before the bath, during your visit and after? This question interests many bathhouse lovers. Let's now figure out which food in the bathhouse will be healthy and which will not.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Few people don't like a hot bath. The steam room will help you relax and cleanse your body and soul, and heal from all sorts of ailments. No wonder they used to say in Rus': “If you wash yourself in a bathhouse, you will be born again.” What are the benefits of a bath? The bath procedure has a comprehensive effect on the body: heat, water, steam, sudden changes in temperature, massage. The skin becomes engorged with blood, releases sweat through the pores, removes harmful substances, and is freed from fat. Under the influence of hot air, whipping with a broom, the pores expand, and from the cold they narrow, effective gymnastics of the skin and blood vessels, training of the heart and the entire circulatory system occurs. Blood and lymph flow, water-salt metabolism, and respiratory function improve. The Russian bath is an excellent prevention of colds. The bath can cure radiculitis and joint diseases by warming up the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Systematic visits to the steam room along with gymnastics and diet can help you lose weight. When not to go to the bathhouse:

After drinking alcoholic beverages, on an empty stomach or immediately after eating a large amount of food.
When very tired or just before bedtime
For peptic ulcers with a tendency to bleeding, extensive inflammatory skin diseases, renal failure, epilepsy, oncological infectious diseases.

Types of baths

Russian steam

- very wet sauna

Roman or Turkish

- very dry with different air temperatures in different steam rooms.

Sauna

- dry air, very hot bath. BATH ACCESSORIES AND ATTRIBUTES You and I will not need so many bath attributes. The essential items for the bath procedure will be a broom, soap, shampoo, washcloth, towel, cap, bath slippers and a change of underwear. It is also advisable to take a bathrobe or sheet, mittens, a scraper for scraping off sweat, bedding or small terry towels, a basin, a ladle, essential oils and decoctions of medicinal herbs, a thermos with tea and a cup. You can add massage brushes, nail scissors, pumice stones for feet, cosmetic creams, masks and scrubs to your bath equipment.

Secrets of the Russian bath • Do not go to the parn after a large feast. It is better to go to the bathhouse 2-3 hours after eating, and the food should be light. Fruits and vegetables are especially beneficial. • Do not eat salty foods before going to the bathhouse. Salt slows down sweating and clogs pores. • Do not come to the sauna hungry or on an empty stomach. • Drink the liquid before the steam room in small sips in limited quantities. The drink must be hot. • Don't drink alcohol. Bathing procedures put a lot of stress on the heart and blood vessels, and strong drinks can lead to a heart attack or stroke. • Before entering the steam room, take a shower without soap; do not wet your hair. • Be sure to wear a naturally colored thick wool hat on your head to protect your head from overheating. You can replace the cap with a dry towel and twist it into a turban. • Maintain a sense of proportion. Get used to the heat of the bath gradually. You shouldn’t immediately climb to the top tier of the shelf; your body needs to warm up, especially if you visit the bathhouse in winter. • Try to take a lying position in the steam room. If you are in a steam room in a vertical position, the load will increase almost 2 times. • The steam must be dry. The drier the steam, the faster the process of evaporation of sweat from the surface of the body occurs. The body should not be covered with a layer of sweat, since in this case the sweating itself stops the cleansing of contaminated pores. • When you enter the steam room with a broom, do not immediately start steaming with it. Sit quietly and breathe in the aroma of plants. It's best to steam together. Start steaming with a broom while lying on your stomach. • Perform movements with brooms in a certain sequence: from feet to head and back 4-5 times. First, lightly stroke your feet, calves, buttocks and then along your back to your arms. The movement stops at the head. The broom slides back down the sides to the feet. They steam it from the sides with brooms, like fans, barely touching the body. After such a light massage, proceed to quilting. • Stay in the steam room for no more than 10-15 minutes, re-enter after waiting 20-30 minutes. in a cooler room. The number of times you enter the steam room can be from 3 to 8 times, depending on your well-being and the goals of the bath procedure. • After leaving the steam room, first douse yourself with warm water. And after a few sessions you can take a colder shower. If you come to the bathhouse with the goal of losing weight, do not take a sharply cold shower after the steam room, as this will slow down sweating. • Do not jump into the cold water of the pool immediately after entering the steam room for the first time. Only after 2-3 visits to the steam room can you enter (but not jump into) a pool with cold water. • After the steam room, you can replenish some of the lost moisture with kvass, tea, juice or another drink of your choice. You can eat apples and fruits. • When you leave the steam room for the last time, wrap yourself in a warm sheet so that your heated body can retain its heat for a while and sweating continues longer. • After the steam room, you can eat a little more heavily than usual, don’t be afraid to gain weight. In any case, more calories are spent, and they are absorbed after the steam room, oddly enough, less than usual.

Decoctions for the bath In the Russian bath, decoctions or infusions of medicinal herbs have long been used, which were placed on stones to create a special aroma in the steam room in each case or to cure the patient. Inhaling medicinal steam in a bathhouse is one of the types of inhalation. Beneficial substances penetrating through the respiratory tract and enlarged pores into the body are beneficial. affect the central nervous system. The most famous recipe is watering stones with infusion of steamed birch brooms. Often in steam rooms they serve beer or kvass (0.5-1 cup of kvass per bowl of water). In addition to bath decoctions of medicinal herbs, diluted watermelon juice, honey (1/2 tablespoon of honey in a bowl of hot water), infusion of horseradish leaves, vegetable oils and other substances that evaporate on hot stones are used. Scrubs Scrubs should be used immediately after the steam room, when dead skin particles are well steamed.

Mix 1 tsp. coffee grounds, a little cinnamon and 1 tbsp. l, vegetable oil. This scrub is good for dry skin.
Take 1" tbsp. l. coffee grounds, add 1 tbsp. l. low-fat yogurt. This scrub is suitable for oily skin.
Take 200 g sugar, 3 tsp. olive oil, 4 tsp. cream, 10 drops of lemon juice. This scrub perfectly moisturizes and refreshes the skin.
Mix ½ cup of confectionery poppy seeds, 2 tbsp. l. salt, 5 tsp. olive oil and 2 drops of aromatic citrus oil. This scrub helps with cellulite.
Add a few drops of rose or lavender essential oil to a cup of sea salt and rub with the mixture. This scrub helps with cellulite.
Take 2 tbsp. l. honey, melt it in a water bath, add the juice of half a lemon and 1 tbsp. l. wheat bran.
Take 6 tbsp. l. brown sugar, 5 tbsp. l. ground dried orange zest, 6 tbsp. l. olive oil. Mix everything.
Take 1 tbsp. cream and 1 tbsp. salt, mix and start massaging the body. After you have rubbed your entire body, spend 8 minutes in the steam room. At this time, sweating should be stronger than under normal conditions. When you leave, be sure to drink a glass of tea.

Body and face masks

They are applied to the face or body before the second entry into the steam room, when the skin has already been cleansed with scrubs, and are not washed off throughout the steaming period. Masks increase sweating, cleanse and nourish the skin.

Take 4 tbsp. l. rolled oats, grind in a coffee grinder, mix with half a finely grated cucumber and 3 tbsp. l. sour cream. Apply to skin after 20 minutes. rinse with warm, then cool water. The mask refreshes and whitens, great for oily skin.
Take 5 tbsp. l. grape juice, mix with 1 tbsp. l. oatmeal and 1 tsp. honey, mix everything and apply to the skin after the steam room and shower. In 10 minutes. massage, then rinse. The mask is good for cellulite.
Grind 1 tbsp in a coffee grinder. oatmeal, mix them with cream or milk until mushy, add one grated fresh apple. Apply in circular motions to the body and face, leave for 10 minutes. The mask cleanses the skin and helps tighten pores.
Take 4 tbsp. l. fat sour cream or cream, mix with 3 tbsp. l. mashed strawberries into pulp. Apply to skin, rubbing lightly, leave for 10 minutes. The mask is perfect for aging skin.
Take 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp. vegetable oil and 1 tbsp. l. brewer's yeast. Mix everything thoroughly and apply to the skin. After 10-15 minutes. rinse with warm water. The mask nourishes the skin well.
Take 60 g honey, 4 tbsp. l. sour cream or heavy cream, a few drops of orange essential oil. Mix honey with cream and add citrus oil, apply to skin immediately after steaming and wait 15 minutes, then rinse. The mask has an anti-cellulite and fat-burning effect.
Take 2 tbsp., l. honey, previously melted and cooled to normal temperature. Add juice from half a lemon and 1 tbsp. l. wheat bran. This mask is suitable for problematic, acne-prone skin. The same mixture can be used as a scrub.
Take one cucumber, grate it, add a few drops of lemon juice and 1 tsp. cream. This. The mask has a whitening effect.

Hair masks

It is better to apply hair masks not after leaving the bathhouse, but before entering the steam room. Apply the mask and put on a bath cap.

Mix 3 tbsp. l. burdock oil and 2 tbsp. l. honey Apply to clean hair and after 20 minutes. wash them with shampoo. The mask helps against hair loss.
Mix 3 tbsp. l. mayonnaise with a crushed clove of garlic and apply to clean hair while in the steam room, then rinse with shampoo. The mask enhances hair shine.
Take 3 tbsp. l. burdock oil, mix with 2 tbsp. l. honey, apply to hair. In 20 minutes. wash off with shampoo. The mask helps against hair loss.
Take 10 g of dry yeast, 20 g of warm water, 20 g of kefir, 10 g of sugar. Mix everything, let stand for 10 minutes. and add 1 tsp to the mixture. honey and dry mustard, apply to hair, leave for an hour, rinse with shampoo. The mask nourishes and stimulates hair growth.
Take 3 tbsp. l. castor oil, mix with 2 tsp. burdock oil and add 1 tsp. glycerin, apple cider vinegar and your regular shampoo. Apply the mask to your hair, wrap it in plastic and put on a bath cap. After 30 min. wash it off, but you don’t have to sit in the steam room all this time.
Take 3 tsp. henna, 100 g of dry crushed nettle leaves, mix, brew with boiling water. Apply the cooled mixture to your hair after 30 minutes. wash it off. The mask strengthens the hair.
Take 3 tbsp. l. castor oil, 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp. glycerin. Apply for 20 minutes, rinse with shampoo. The mask has a nourishing effect.

When you come home after the bath, allow yourself to rest properly and do not do anything else. And then you will be able to fully convince yourself of the truth of the saying that “fragrant steam heals not only the body, but also the soul.” on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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When should you eat after a bath or sauna?

If going to the bathhouse is not just fun for you, you should wait 2 hours after the bath before eating. For example, if you would like to lose extra pounds, it is better to eat after a few hours. You can lose weight after a bath; in the first trip you can lose up to two kilograms with the right approach. At the same time, you will not lose muscle mass, but only fat. But to do this, you should not rush to eat in the intervals between steaming and immediately after the bath.

And don’t forget to drink plenty of fluids while vaping—this will definitely help your kidneys, as well as your skin cells. By the way, about the skin. To cleanse pores and skin, you can mix sea salt with sour cream and apply to problem areas. You need to steam with the “mask” applied. You can also get good sweating by mixing salt and honey. Works great.

We don't sit, we lie down

Remember your physics lessons: when a room is heated, hot air goes up, cold air remains at the bottom. When you enter the sauna, the heat is not distributed evenly between the ceiling and floor. If you sit on a bath shelf rather than lie down, your body also heats up unevenly—your feet remain cold, and your head gets hot. Therefore, it is better, after all, to relax in the bath while lying down.

What do you need to visit the bathhouse? Accessories.

When entering the steam room, it is recommended to wear a special cap on your head, which can protect the scalp from overheating when visiting the steam room. Therefore, you should take care in advance about purchasing a hat for the steam room. Such caps can be bought at any hardware store that sells bath products.

It is also worth purchasing a special mitten that allows you to wipe away sweat, at the same time cleansing the pores of accumulated impurities and freeing them up for the release of various types of harmful substances in the form of impurities and toxins. These mittens are made from wool or felt. You can watch recommendations for bath accessories in the video below:

How to steam properly using brooms?

The art of soaring is a delicate matter; you will need a couple of brooms and some time to gain experience. By waving brooms, you need to bring the hot air of the steam room directly to the body, while lightly patting the skin.

Thus, you need to steam every part of the body, starting with the feet. After which, the hot body must be taken out of the steam room and allowed to rest. Some people prefer to experience contrasting temperature changes after the steam room, wiping themselves off with snow or diving into a cold body of water. By the way, this procedure is very useful; it helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels and improves metabolic processes in the body.

Shall we go to the bathhouse? History of hygiene

You wore squirrel fur coats, crocodile skins, laid everything for the colonels, washed your feet at night , completely forgot the world of thieves, and get a pen for it.

Can you imagine, washing your feet at night is not only going beyond the usual, it’s like going into another life. One might say, into a life of a higher level. And this is not irony. For many people, this is true (and not just washing your feet). And if we go back to the relatively recent past, instilling hygienic habits in the masses was a dire necessity.

"Sanprosvet" - health education. There was such an organization in the history of hygiene; after a long break, it began to operate again. When she was born is unknown to the general public, and this is not very important. One must think that it was not at all superfluous to bring a sanitary culture to the masses. Especially after the epidemics of cholera and syphilis. It seems that V. Veresaev has a story “On Cholera,” in which the unsanitary conditions of peasant life in the early twentieth century are described in naturalistic detail. It is in Russia. And one should not think that in Europe everything was always cultured and neat: they write that in the Louvre until the 18th century one could stumble upon anything in the corridors. So, all nations, all people need health education.

How was this done? Naturally, oral propaganda. Doctors gave lectures about all sorts of troubles, the cause of which was dirt. This continues with measures of physical coercion and legal support. First of all, sanitary records of catering workers, shops, and child care institutions. Mandatory examination at veterinary clinics before leaving for a sanatorium. Legal liability for the spread of dangerous diseases. And the echoes of these measures are the orderlies in schools, who with incredible diligence checked the cleanliness of hands and the condition of nails!

In addition, there was visual propaganda - posters, postcards. In all the dispensaries there was a poster (maybe it still hangs?) “A kiss transmits syphilis!” In all canteens - “Wash your hands before eating!” I have never seen with my own eyes the poster “Go to the bathhouse after work!” Judging by the blackness of the character depicted on it, he must be in the mine.

There were a great many posters. Probably someone has them in their entirety in their collections. But from what we managed to get on the Internet, the problem of children's health occupies the largest place. Apparently, child mortality was catastrophically high, so a poster appeared: “Consultations are full - children’s cemeteries are empty!”

I cannot say that today the need for health education has disappeared. Not at all. Human laziness is limitless. And even if you know that you need to wash your hands before eating, this does not mean that your hands will be washed. If you know well that you should brush your teeth, they may remain uncleaned. And these are problems not only for children, but also for adults. I'm not talking about dirty socks. And about worn-out house slippers.

Part of the problem does not extend beyond the boundaries of the house or apartment. Dirt at home may well be the cause of the disease. This is exactly what the “Sanprosvet” poster is dedicated to, to which I really want to give it its own name - “Crazy.” Text of the poster: “Keep the tent clean, sweep the floor every day, spraying it with water. Clean the floorboards with a knife often. Don't spit on the floor." I literally went crazy when I learned that the tent had a plank floor. In the usual version, the floor in the tent is earthen, covered with skins. And then all the recommendations of Sanitary Education hang in the air.

Instilling cleanliness is not as simple as it seems. Daily reminders that you need to change your clothes for home clothes when you return home from the street, that you need to wash your hands every time - how boring! So what to do? Research in the Israel Defense Forces showed that washing hands six times a day reduced the number of colds by half.

But when it comes to sanitary safety in public places, this is more complicated. I’m not talking about the fact that everyone coughs and sneezes—there’s no way to save me from that. There are times when people find themselves in interesting situations - and far from pleasant ones.

What danger might there be for extras? I would never have guessed it if it weren’t for... So, the scene to be filmed takes place in a cinema hall. 60s, a movie (as they say now - a thriller) with the participation of Catherine Deneuve. There are spectators sitting in the hall, among them a noticeable number of soldiers (extras represent spectators). Couples kissing, hugging and all that... That's the idea for the scene. Something else happens, the actors play something, but this doesn’t seem to concern the extras.

For filming, extras are dressed in costumes from the 60s. Girls - right down to their underwear, they are tinted and combed in accordance with the times. Some did very well; they were advised to go home anyway (though they didn’t listen). And now everyone who is prepared sits in a group. They are waiting for instructions. The assistant director comes up and asks the question: “Have you already chosen who you will kiss?”

The crowd rustled something, but no movement. The next question from the assistant director: “Should I select the couples myself?” Then some kind of movement began (not very noticeable, because the youth instinctively divided before this, although without specific intentions).

The designated couples are seated in the hall, and filming begins. In front of the Motor team, the assistant director asks the couples to kiss, hug, and all that stuff for real. "Motor!" And a minute later there was a stop and the operator asked: “Are there any real couples among you?” It turned out not! Again a call to act for real. Now everything seems to be going well. Cut! Everyone is happy!

So much for safety precautions with Sanprosvet! How do I know what kind of crap is in my partner's mouth? I was not mated with anyone that day: a herpes lesion appeared on my lip (though it was already on its way out, but remained very noticeable). It’s terrible to imagine if I had been completely healthy that day! (After filming, reflecting on what had happened, I thought that a couple of hours of such gestures - and it was quite possible that all sorts of unexpected impulses and desires would arise. They would sit together like this in the crowd - and then?!)

Another interesting point: you can refuse hugs and kisses, such a right exists, no one took it away. But, on the other hand, you came to work! True, you were not warned that you would need to play a semi-intimate scene. And you’ll be right if you don’t want to give up your hygiene and other principles (like “I’m on a first date with a stranger - no, no!”). But the extras have a mass disease - the desire to act. So why quit show business because of such nonsense?

But these are, one might say, seeds. “Go to the bathhouse after work,” oddly enough, is still relevant today. Before my eyes, the newlyweds separated only because the husband, exhausted from work (10-12 hours of car repair), fell into bed from the doorway without even completely undressing. So you need a habit: after work, go to the bathhouse. “Habit has been given to us from above, it is a substitute for happiness,” the nanny sang in “Eugene Onegin.” This can be paraphrased: “The habit was given to us from above, it is the key to happiness.” If you get used to steaming after work, you will live longer in a happy marriage. I'm not saying that you also need to wash your hands before eating!

PS About fifty years ago. Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute. Student canteen. There are washbasins at the entrance with no water. Nearby on the stand hangs a wall newspaper from the Automotive and Tractor Faculty.

The sheet depicts two soda machines, in front of them are two students with their hands outstretched to the tubes from which soda flows, and the inscription (under the Sanitary Education poster) “Wash your hands before eating carbonated water!” One of the students says to the other: “Today I’m washing with syrup - my mother sent me money!”

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Prepare the broom in advance

Do not use a dry broom - soak it in advance. You may be surprised, but you should soak the broom not in boiling water, but in cool water. In boiling water, tannins are released from the leaves, so the broom may crumble during use. In cool water, the leaves gradually straighten and “come to life.” By the way, you don’t need to keep the broom in water for a long time either. You can remove it from the bowl of water after half an hour and pack it in a plastic bag for several hours.

The influence of the bath on the process of losing weight

Losing weight in a bathhouse is a complex process that leads to an improvement in metabolic processes in the human body and the rapid removal of excess water through the skin and respiratory organs.

For this reason, a weight loss bath has a number of undeniable advantages compared to traditional methods:

Universal. The bath helps to relax the body, improve metabolism, rejuvenate the epidermis and burn fat;
Practical. Regular visits to the bathhouse promote rejuvenation and healing of the body. Frequent steaming leads to increased production of collagen, which is responsible for the elasticity and youthfulness of the skin. In addition, bath procedures eliminate cellulite, remove dryness and sagging skin;
Available. Visiting bath procedures is available to various categories of visitors. Unlike expensive salon procedures for weight loss, a bath is an inexpensive and fairly safe remedy;
Effective. The bath not only speeds up metabolism, but also significantly reduces appetite.

Hot and humid steam in the steam room helps to relax the muscle corset, accelerate metabolic processes, improve the condition of the skin, and strengthen the cardiovascular system.

Along with minimal physical activity and proper nutrition, experts recommend that overweight people visit the bathhouse. After all, the main problem for this category of visitors is the presence of excess moisture in the body.

Therefore, the primary task is to remove moisture and, as a result, lose weight.

Accelerated sweating occurs when visiting the steam room in the first 2 visits; during subsequent visits, it is recommended to replenish fluid in the body by drinking 0.5 glasses of heated water with the addition of lemon or cranberry juice.

Second and subsequent visits to the steam room

On subsequent visits you can

On subsequent visits, you can go to the bathhouse for more than 10 minutes, but it is not advisable to steam for more than 30 minutes.

for more than 10 minutes, but it is not advisable to steam for more than 30 minutes.

The second visit is a good time for a broom massage. There is no need to hit the skin too hard, as aggressive actions can injure it. The massage is done by two people: one lies on the stomach on a shelf in the bathhouse, and the other wields a broom.

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Useful properties and contraindications to the Russian bath

The bath procedure for massage with a broom includes the following steps:

plowing - swing the broom from side to side;
shaking - shake the broom and lean it against your shoulder blades, lower back, feet;
whipping - hit the skin with a broom;
stroking - lean the broom and slowly move it over the skin;
quilting - combine two movements at once: whipping and stroking;
compress – lean the broom against your body and leave it motionless for 5 seconds.

The duration of each of these actions should be on average 1 minute, it is enough to do 3 repetitions.

Watch the video on how to massage with a broom:

There are different types of brooms: birch, oak, linden, bird cherry, coniferous, mixed, etc. Each of them affects the body in a certain way. Try different options, experiment; massage with a broom has a beneficial effect, it improves well-being and helps cope with various diseases.

After a massage with a broom, you should not get up suddenly; sit for at least a few minutes, and then slowly get up.

With each visit to the bathhouse, you can raise the temperature, but you shouldn’t get too carried away. Monitor your sensations and well-being; if your body tells you that it is becoming difficult, then it is better not to take risks, but to leave the steam room and relax. Signs of overheating: feeling weak, dizzy, difficulty breathing, pale skin, weakened pulse.

Raising the temperature is easy - just pour hot water over the stones a little. The less water, the hotter and drier the air will be.

Now you know how to properly take a steam bath, you were probably familiar with some of the rules, we hope that you also learned something new.

Follow these simple requirements, then a visit to the bathhouse will help improve not only the condition of the skin, but also the whole body as a whole, you will be able to rest and relax, enjoying the heat of the Russian bathhouse.

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What can you eat before and in the sauna?

You should not go to the sauna on an empty stomach. Somebody think. that you can lose weight faster from a bathhouse if you go there on an empty stomach - this is a misconception. For the normal functioning of body systems, energy is needed. At high temperatures, energy is not consumed like calories from fat reserves. You'll lose muscle mass faster than fat.

What can you eat before visiting the bathhouse?

Try making a simple salad with fresh vegetables. In the spring-autumn period this will definitely not be a problem. You shouldn’t add a lot of oil; you can use sour cream. It’s better not to use salt, because... it is able to retain moisture, and therefore sweat. You can also consume dairy products: kefir, fermented baked milk, yoghurts (preferably natural, without additives in the form of E), as well as curd mass. It is better to exclude sugar or replace it with honey.

What can you drink before and during the bath?

We have already decided that it is forbidden to drink alcohol before visiting the bathhouse, as well as during the steaming process. What then is recommended to use? Fresh water (not carbonated), fresh juice, fat burning drinks or herbal tea with honey. Ideally, during the break between approaches in the bathhouse, herbal tea with honey is recommended. Wrap yourself in a large terry towel and drink a cup of this tea. Then, you can go back to the steam room for the next 15 minutes. In this case, every cell of your body will receive a dose of relaxation and necessary healing.

You should not buy drinks like Sprite, cola and the like for the bathhouse. You should also refrain from sparkling water, even if it’s “healthy” with minerals. Better spend this money on birch or oak brooms. Also, to reduce cravings for food or “heavy” drinks, add 20 drops of menthol or orange oil (available at any pharmacy) to a ladle of water. This cocktail tones the skin well and heals the respiratory tract.

Foundation

In places with dry, homogeneous soil, flat stones are used instead of a foundation. On them, after treating with antiseptics and coating with hot bitumen, the lower crowns of the structure are laid. Stones should be at the corners of the building and where the internal walls connect to the external ones. The space between them is filled with clay. It is permissible to lay stones with a continuous strip, then they are covered with a layer of waterproofing on top. However, this method is rarely used; usually the foundation is made real: strip, pile or columnar.

Who should not visit the baths?

The bathhouse also has contraindications. It is not recommended to resort to the procedure if:

pathologies of the skin;
cardiovascular or pulmonary failure;
pregnancy and breastfeeding;
oncology or tuberculosis.

It is strictly forbidden to enter the steam room while intoxicated. Otherwise, there is a risk of severe deterioration of the condition or even spontaneous death.

It is not recommended for very young children to visit the baths. Children can resort to a hygienic procedure only after reaching 5 years of age, but only after prior consultation with a doctor.

It is also important to carefully monitor your well-being. If your condition worsens in the steam room, it is better to postpone the procedure. This may be the result of hidden disorders and diseases.

In order for going to the bathhouse to become a pleasure, and not become a cause of disappointment and health problems, you need to know how and when to go to the bathhouse correctly.

Oddly enough, but alcohol and sauna are incompatible things! Traditional consumption of beer or vodka can provoke cardiac dysfunction and cause unpleasant consequences.
You can go to the bathhouse both in the morning and in the evening - depending on what effect you want to get. Bath procedures in the morning will wake up your body and charge you with energy for the whole day. An evening visit to the bathhouse will help relieve the tension accumulated during the day and relax all the muscles.
You should not go to the bathhouse if you feel very tired or overworked. In this case, it is better to postpone the trip to a more favorable time, when your health improves.
You can’t go to the bathhouse with a full stomach, but you shouldn’t starve the whole day before bathing procedures either. The best option is a light snack two hours before visiting the bathhouse. In Rus', there used to be a custom of eating a piece of radish before taking a bath.
Before visiting the steam room, you need to take a warm shower or swim in a cool pool, then wipe your entire body dry with a towel - moisture on the skin prevents sweating. And only after that should you go to the steam room.
Those who like to swim are advised to do this before they take a steam bath - prolonged exposure to cool water after a hot steam room can cause hypothermia and cause colds.
The best position in the steam room is lying down, as relaxed muscles warm up better.
The bathhouse is not in a hurry. All actions should be slow and measured - you slowly enter the steam room several times, and rest calmly at intervals.
You also need to be able to steam with a broom - it is wrong to constantly turn up the heat and fiercely whip yourself. You need to steam your body carefully and not create a “blue fog” in the steam room when you can’t see anything from the steam.
No matter how much you would like to go to the bathhouse and steam yourself with a broom, remember, you cannot visit the steam room if you have the following contraindications: acute inflammatory processes in the body, exacerbations of chronic internal diseases, diseases of the cardiovascular system, epilepsy and migraine. In addition, doctors prohibit visiting the bathhouse if a person suffers from skin diseases.

What can't you do in the bathhouse?

- you should not wet your head before entering the steam room - this can cause overheating and heatstroke;

- you cannot steam with a broom when you first visit the steam room - the body must first warm up;

— you can’t climb to the top shelf on your first run - you need to get used to the heat gradually;

- you cannot sit on bare boards in the shared steam room - you must put a towel or sheet on your feet, and wear rubber flip-flops on your feet;

- You cannot wear jewelry, watches or glasses.

Compliance with safety regulations

In order to take a steam bath without harm to your own health, you must follow the important rules of steaming:

It is better to visit the bathhouse in a good mood and well-being. You cannot overeat or be hungry, drink alcohol or take drugs.
The first entry into the steam room requires preliminary preparation of the body for thermal procedures.
Your stay in the steam room should not be long - from 2 to 6 visits, 10 minutes each. Overheating the body can lead to heatstroke.
You can only be in the steam room with dry hair. It is better to protect your head with a bath cap or towel.
Drinking plenty of water in the bathhouse is a necessity. The best choice is green tea, herbal infusion, natural juices, mineral water and fruit drinks.
You cannot wear jewelry, accessories, or decorative cosmetics on your face in the steam room.
After completing the bath procedures, proper cooling of the body is ensured - a warm shower, dry rubbing or dousing. If the steamer feels unwell, you should limit yourself to a short rest and a change of clothes.

What to eat before the bath

You got up in the morning and already know that today you have to take a good steam and relax. Great! It's time to remember about the “sauna diet”. Yes, yes, you need to adhere to a special diet all day.

Basic rule: exclude heavy foods, fried, smoked, flour, fatty, colored and flavored. After all, today you need to get closer to nature and give your body proper rest.

It's ideal to eat a couple of boiled eggs in the morning. You can also add fermented milk products, cereals, seafood, vegetables and fruits to your morning meal.

Bath events usually begin in the evening. And this means that you need to think about lunch.

Vegetable or fish soup is good here, as well as everything that was welcomed as breakfast. The food should be light so that it has time to digest before entering the steam room. It is better to schedule her appointment 2-3 hours before the procedures.

Snacking in the bathhouse is a standard entertainment for our people. This snack includes barbecue, alcoholic drinks, and snacks. But is it useful? What can you eat or drink in the bathhouse and before visiting this place? What is the proper nutrition before and after a bath so as not to harm the body? The article is useful not only for bathhouse lovers, but also for those who want to lose weight by visiting a steam room.

Let’s immediately clarify that this article is about all types of steam rooms: Russian bath, Finnish sauna, Turkish hammam, Roman, etc. Everyone chooses their own version of a bath or sauna, but the effect should be positive. For example, someone who is accustomed to a temperature of 80 degrees can easily endure the procedure and the effect will be the same as for those who are accustomed to steaming in “cooler” temperatures.